Day 106 of 103in365: Weigh-in Monday 37/103

Hey There!

First things first. I hit an all time low today ... on the scale. (Not an "All Time" low, just an all time low for 103in365. Which is still AMALZING!)

I clocked in at 281 LBS! That gets me to 37 LBS total now!

What are you going to talk about this week Scuba? I am so glad you asked!

This week I have really been thinking about and focusing on, KEEPING THINGS FUN!

There is so much in our lives that is not fun. If we go about our health and fitness in a way that is also not fun, well, ... good luck Ginger!

Getting and staying fit needs to be fun because it is also a good deal of work and takes a good deal of energy and planning. Loosing 37 lbs did not happen by accident and it did not happen because I was dreading every day and dreading every workout. It happened, (you already know this about me if you have been reading some of my other blogs) because I am making and keeping it fun this time!

Listen to me now and believe me later! That is a full time job all by itself. But here is the rub. If I were to stop putting so much effort into making and keeping this whole thing as fun as possible, there is little chance I would have had the success I have had so far, and even less chance I would have the success that I am going to have in the near future.

I have been having fun in some ... well ... fun ways! I've been watching movies while I am working out for one thing. I really liked working out to Premium Rush this week because most of the movie is Joseph Gorden-Levitt (you know I got his name off IMDB because I don't commit many actors names to memory. I am usually all "I just saw a good movie with that one dude from that other movie") riding his bike around Manhattan in a hurry. When he would speed up, I would speed up. The only thing is that I can't get as much air with my stationary recumbent bike as he was getting on his bike on the screen.

I like watching action movies when I work out, because if it gets to introspective, I slow down to ponder my place in the universe and forget to put the pedal to the medal. Don't get me wrong. I really like movies that make me think. Especially ones that make me think, or I will be too lost to enjoy myself. (I know what you are thinking. "Someone found the Italics button". Wait till I find the Bold button.)

If you have any good movie recommendations, please let me know. Especially ones that might be good to watch whilst working out. Next on my watch list, or re-watch list in this case, is Transporter and Transporter 2! That Jason Statham is a Bad A!

I have made reference to some of the ways I am having fun working out. The speed bag and the Wing Chun Dummy are two of the things that are really motivating me to workout because I love doing them and I want to keep getting better at them. Unlike the recumbent bike, for instance, there are a lot of skills and practice involved in them and that challenge is helping my motivation a ton!

Also, I am having an increasing amount of fun planning and cooking meals. Especially because it is Gluten-Free January (which is going great by the way! Thanks for asking) and that's really making me need/want to be more involved in what I am eating and cooking. My momma didn't raise no fool, so I was smart enough to marry a chef! (I am smarter than you thought, huh?) My amazing wife and I are having an increased amount of fun in the kitchen planning and cooking more often and experimenting with new and delicious ways to eat healthier and for me to do it GF.

Next week I will talk more about how life has been Gluten-Free. (teaser) So far it has been great and its really working out just as I had hoped it would.

Take away for this week: Don't forget to work really hard to have fun! It probably won't happen if you always leave it up to chance and your goals are too important to leave anything up to chance!

Work hard to play hard!

Scuba